Khariar, 13 de Nov.
Expresando su grave preocupación por la situación de aguda sequía
desplegada por todo el país, líderes del Partido Comunista de la India
(Maoísta), en una entrevista exclusiva a corresponsales del diario Oriya
Dharitri en un lugar no revelado en la frontera de
Orissa-Chhattisgarh, advirtieron que van a intensificar la
rebelión en protesta contra lo que denominan como arbitrarias políticas
anti-agrarias adoptadas por el gobierno. El partido prohibido denuncio la explotación indiscriminada de los recursos naturales a pesar de que el país hace frente a una grave crisis agraria.
Budhuram Paharia, el portavoz del PCI (Maoísta), Comité Divisional de Nuapada Sonepur, dijo que el gobierno está ocupado entregando minas a empresas extranjeras mientras el país esta sufriendo una sequía sin precedentes, dejando así a la comunidad de agricultores en grave situación. Entre 1943 y 1999, más de 4 millones de personas han muerto debido a la sequía en todo el país, denuncio Paharia.
Will intensify revolt, warns Maoist leader
Khariar, Nov 13: Expressing grave concern over an acute drought
situation unfolding across the country, leaders of CPI (Maoist) in an
exclusive interview to correspondents of Oriya daily Dharitri at an
undisclosed location on the Orissa-Chhattisgarh border warned of
stepping up their revolt in protest against what they termed as
arbitrary anti-farmer policies being adopted by the Centre. The banned
outfit took exception to what they called was a wanton exploitation of
natural resources despite the country facing an agrarian crisis.
Budhuram Paharia, the spokesperson of CPI (Maoists), Nuapada-Sonepur
Divisional Committee, said the government is busy handing over mines to
foreign companies even as the country was experiencing an unprecedented
drought, thus leaving the farmer community distressed. Between 1943 and
1999, over 40 lakh people have died due to drought in the country,
Paharia said, holding foreign companies and climate change as major
factors responsible for this.
Attacking the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre, the Maoist leader
noted that the Centre had made false promises to the country on the
development front, but has been handing over mines and minerals to
foreign firms. “The government makes provisions for irrigation projects,
but in reality it is supplying water to foreign firms instead. This has
led to water pollution and ultimately to climate change. The latter has
been a major impact on the agriculture sector,” Paharia said.
In a trenchant attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his ambitious
‘Make in India’ campaign, Paharia said, “The Prime Minister has been
blowing his own trumpet over fast-tracking of the country’s development
by way of ‘Make in India’, while at the same time he dubs farmers as the
backbone of the country. But in reality ‘Make in India’ is actually
‘Take from India’.” Currently, acute drought has gripped most parts of
Orissa and Chhattisgarh, but neither the state government nor the Centre
has announced any bailout package for farmers, Paharia said, adding
that what has been announced is like a drop in an ocean.
“The Prime Minister is on a globetrotting spree. In such a situation,
political parties which are supposed to protect the interests of farmers
have been drawing their own political capital,” the Maoist leader
added. Paharia said due to extreme drought, farmers have started
committing suicide. Paharia called upon the farmers not to end their
lives over the situation but rather put up a united face to intensify an
agitation against the ‘anti-farmer policies’ of the government. The
Maoist outfit has demanded Rs 40,000 as compensation for crop damage per
acre, Rs 5 lakh compensation and jobs for deceased farmers, irrigation
facilities, free supply of seeds and fertilizers for one year and ration
cards for all poor people. He also urged political parties,
irrespective of their affiliations, to fight for the farmers’ cause.
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